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Turkey sentences journalist to prison for insulting President
A Turkish court on Friday sentenced journalist Sedef Kabas to more than two years in prison after ruling that she insulted the president, despite a ruling by Europe’s top rights court that the relevant law should be amended to safeguard free expression. Thousands of people have been tried and convicted under the law
APC Chair: More confusion, as Northern youths reject Presidential endorsement
…insist on Al-Makura Caleb Onwe, Abuja More confusion may be brewing around the National Chairmanship seat and the Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as Northern youths group on Friday rejected the purported Presidential endorsement for any Chairmanship candidate, insisting the Tanko Al-Makura must not be shut out of the
Again, Court Shifts Ruling On Buhari’s Libel Suit Against Atiku To May 30
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has shifted ruling on the suit filed before it by President Muhammadu Buhari seeking N40 million damages from former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for alleged libelous claims against him. Justice Amina Mohammed of court 19 slated judgement for the said date following a motion filed
JUST IN: Ekweremadu joins Enugu guber race appoints campaign coordinator
Former Deputy Senate President Chief Ike Ekweremadu has named his campaign coordinator for the 2023 guber race in Enugu. He is Ogboo Asogwa. Ekweremadu, who is currently holding a media consultation with the media in Enugu, said the event is not a declaration but continuation of his consultations. This puts paid to speculations over
Lagos denies giving MC Oluomo any new appointment
…as NURTW members defy LASG directive banning union The Lagos State Government has debunked reports that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appointed suspended Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers Union (NURTW), Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (Mc Oluomo), as General Manager of the State Transport Parks and Garages Committee. Amid his face-off with
Doctor told me I have five years to live – Kemi Afolabi
Popular Yoruba actress, Kemi Afolabi has revealed her doctor told her she has five years left to live. Afolabi said this in a recent interview on Friday with Chude Jideonwo, disclosing that she was diagnosed with lupus. The actress said that the illness has cost her a lot, adding that she had to
APC Crisis: INEC rejects CECPC’s NEC meeting invitation
*Says needs 21-day notice Johnchuks Onuanyim, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has written the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) reminding the Committee on the provisions of the law on holding a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting. The letter of the INEC was sequel to the invitation letter written
Ukraine conflict: Satellites show Russia convoy regrouping near Kyiv
Satellite imagery of a large Russian military convoy near Ukraine’s capital Kyiv show it has “largely dispersed and redeployed”, Maxar Technologies says. The US firm that took the photos in the past 24 hours says elements of the convoy, last seen near Antonov Airport, north-west of Kyiv, have now moved into positions in surrounding
Ukraine conflict: Russia Threatens To Abandon American Astronaut In Space
Threats and counter-threats between the US and Russia, owing to the latter’s invasion of Ukraine, may not quell anytime soon as the Russian Space Agency has posted a video on social media threatening to abandon U.S. astronaut, Mark Vande Hei in space. Astronaut Vande Hei, who holds the ongoing record for longest space flight
EPL: Chelsea ignore Abramovich sanctions to beat Norwich, Leeds crash again
Chelsea showed they can cope amid the Roman Abramovich turmoil as they won 3-1 against Norwich just hours after their Russian owner was sanctioned by the British Government, while Leeds plunged deeper into relegation trouble on Thursday. Thomas Tuchel’s side arrived at Carrow Road rocked by the revelation that Abramovich is one of seven
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